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Trump-Xi summit: competing visions for a new world order Sébastien Thibault
Politics

Trump-Xi summit: competing visions for a new world order

Al Majalla - London 14 May 2026
A worker on a production line at a car factory in Poissy, west of Paris, on 15 April 2026.
 AFP
Business & Economy

Call to arms: carmakers pivot to weapons manufacturing

Nazareth Seferian 13 May 2026
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How China's Earth Eye helped Iran target US bases

Satellite technology from China and data analysis from Russia have helped Tehran be far more precise with its missiles and drones in its war against the US and Israel.

Marco Mossad 02 May 2026
An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, on 8 January 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

In a sea of maritime instability, Gibraltar's safety stands out

As Middle Eastern maritime waterways come under increased threat, a strait linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean shines through for its reliability

Mohamed Sharki 30 April 2026
Assimi Goita, the leader of Mali's military government, meets with Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko at Koulouba Palace in Bamako, Mali, on 28 April 2026. Mali Presidency via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS

Russia mulls Mali strategy after failed coup attempt

A coordinated attack by an Al-Qaida-linked group and Tuareg rebels was the most serious on Mali's Russian-backed military junta in years. After years of dominance, this puts Moscow on the back foot.

Anton Mardasov 29 April 2026
An Emirati man stands at the oil terminal of Fujairah during the inauguration ceremony of a dock for supertankers on 21 September 2016. Karim SAHIB / AFP

The UAE’s departure from OPEC may not break the cartel

But it highlights longstanding tensions that the Gulf war has exacerbated

The Economist 29 April 2026

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel 29 April 2026
Pascal Fakhry, ALFILM director

Arab Film Festival Berlin holds its ground amid Gaza backlash

ALFILM director Pascal Fakhry tells Al Majalla she won't back down from platforming Palestinian voices despite coming under mounting pressure from the German government

Mohamed Magdy 26 April 2026
A truck is loaded with bulk bags containing fertiliser at the SKW Piesteritz agro-chemical plant in Piesteritz near Wittenberg, northern Germany, on 9 April 2026. JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP

The Iran war comes for the ‘King of Chemicals’

The conflict is wreaking havoc on an obscure sector that is more important than you'd think.

Christina Lu 25 April 2026
Jason Lyon

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat 23 April 2026
People wait to buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a gas agency office in Noida on 2 April 2026, amid ongoing oil and gas import disruptions caused by the Middle East war. ARUN SANKAR / AFP

The world is paying the price for America’s war

Conflict with Iran hurts American wallets, but it's far more devastating for people in the global south.

Ravi Agrawal 22 April 2026
Sara Padovan

Fast food is a silent threat to fertility

Research involving almost 1,500 people reveals a link between the consumption of processed food and drink, the quality of sperm, and the womb environment. The implications are huge.

Mohammed Mansour 21 April 2026
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Business & Economy

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
Al Majalla
Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
 Reuters
Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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